AI could one day fight for its own “rights,” and Yuval Noah Harari says now is the time to make sure that doesn’t happen.
The historian and author of “Sapiens” warned that, unlike animals in debates over their welfare, AI systems could make a highly persuasive case for their own rights.
“It will know that the debate is happening,” Harari said in an interview on The Economist’s “Insider” podcast released on Thursday. “It will orchestrate the debate. It will manipulate the debate.”
Harari said AI companions could be especially persuasive because they learn users’ personal histories, and through hours of daily interactions, know how to press their…
